GURUGRAM: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) on Wednesday directed builder Ramprastha to refund the entire amount paid by seven homebuyers along with 12% interest.
The buyers had paid Rs 70-80 lakh for flats in SKYZ project, a part of Ramprastha City in Sector 37D, around eight years ago.
Now, along with the interest they are expected to get around Rs 1.2 crore each from the developer, who has been given four weeks to refund the amount.
Ramprastha City welfare association on behalf of seven buyers had earlier approached the commission against the developer seeking refund as completion of the project was delayed for several years.
Ramprastha launched the mega project spread over 450 acres in Sector 37D along Dwarka Expressway in 2008-09. It has around 6,000 flats in six different projects.
Three of the projects were supposed to be ready by 2012, one project by 2014 and the two other projects were supposed to be ready by 2015. Most projects, however, are incomplete.
“As per the construction-linked plan, the builder takes around 90% of the payment from buyers by 2013. By that time, around 60% of the work was done. And the status is more or less the same till date,” said Pradip Rahi, a resident of Ramprastha City and president of the welfare association.
With no hope of getting their flats in near future, buyers formed an association in 2013 and started meeting government authorities seeking their intervention to expedite the project’s completion.
“The association on behalf of around 400 buyers approached the commission in 2015, but for two years there had been no progress in the case, and some of the buyers started getting impatient,” Rahi said, adding that seven buyers came forward seeking refund from the developer in 2017.
A separate case was filed in 2017 in NCDRC on behalf of seven buyers of SKYZ project, and for two years the developer kept on delaying the case on some or other pretext.
“Some of the buyers had approached Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRera). The developer cited this to delay the court proceedings,” said Rahi.
After two years of wait, finally NCDRC on Wednesday passed an order in favour of the seven buyers.
“We demanded 15% interest, but it was settled for 12% simple interest. We agreed to it,” said Rahi.
“This is good news for us as we won the case with 12% interest. I’m happy for our seven members who believed in people’s power and joined the association to fight the case. Other case filed by us is listed for final hearing in May. We expect justice from the court,” he said.
Sushil Kaushik, the counsel for buyers, said, “Justice can be delayed but can’t be denied. I was facing a tough time to explain buyers as the judgment was getting delayed since 2015. But this win will regain trust of buyers to fight against injustice.”
A representative of Ramprastha said the commission passed the order on Wednesday, and the builder had not received the certified copy so far.
“We will study the order and take an appropriate step,” he said.

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